Six Challenges Facing Colombia in 2023
[2022] was not an easy year for anyone. Unfortunately, we cannot say that 2023 will be any easier. Here are the top risks that Colombia will face in 2023.
Sergio Guzman
January 4, 2023
A New Age for South America’s Lithium Triangle?
As the world looks for an energy revolution, Latin America’s lithium triangle—Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile—is estimated to hold close to 60 percent of global lithium reserves.
Scott B. MacDonald
December 22, 2022
For Struggling Argentina, the World Cup Victory Means a Lot
When the political conversation resumes at the start of the 2023 election season, the president can hope that the country’s soccer stardom will have shaken the population’s deep pessimism.
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December 20, 2022
Maduro y Mugabe ayudaron a arruinar sus economías. A ellos les funcionó.
Tanto Nicolás Maduro como Robert Mugabe fueron hábiles para sobrevivir a todo tipo de tormentas políticas, por lo que no son exactamente incompetentes o tontos. Venezuela y Zimbabue son, más bien, ejemplos de un fenómeno peligroso: colapsos de crecimiento inducidos políticamente.
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December 9, 2022
Maduro and Mugabe Helped Ruin Their Economies. It Worked For Them.
Both Mugabe and Maduro proved apt at weathering the political storms caused by their economic policies and remained in power through a combination of granting selective incentives to supporters and carrying out targeted repression against opponents.
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December 8, 2022
Goldfajn to Lead IDB
On Sunday, the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) board of governors elected Brazil’s Ilan Goldfajn as the president of the hemisphere’s premier financial institution.
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November 23, 2022
The IDB Needs a Visionary and Consensus Building President to Tackle Climate Change
On November 20, countries should use their vote to choose a new IDB president who will reestablish the credibility of the Bank and unleash its full potential to spur a sustainable economic recovery that addresses the climate emergency.
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November 10, 2022
Brazilian Elections and its “Bottom Billion” Struggles
Despite having advanced economically in the last few years, Brazil still needs to manage to overcome the political barriers that characterize the bottom billion countries.
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October 28, 2022
How useful will China be to Brazil’s next president? In the short term, not very.
Regardless of this week’s election outcome, Brazil’s top economic and environmental concerns may not be solved through engagement with China.
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October 27, 2022
Venezuela, banca y Fintech: desafíos y oportunidades
Es necesaria la adecuación de los actores para garantizar la privacidad, la transparencia, el compromiso competitivo y la garantía de acceso a los servicios financieros de la población venezolana dentro y fuera del país.
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October 25, 2022